Sad-iron.



B. MUMBY.

SAD IRON. APPLIOATION FILED Nov.1e. 1903.

PATENTED PEB.28, 1905.

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.lft'risii Patented. February 28, 1905.

MUMBY, UF MANCHESTER, lllWA.

ttltjs'ltt'i-fttlt forming part of Letters Potent No. "m, detect Februery 9e, 1902i.

Application filed November 3.6, 3.903. Serial No. 181,387.

To rti'l nimm, 'ft mrtg; concern/r lio it known thnt i, Bennie Mener, s eitisen et the United rltstes, residing et lt'ienchester, in the county of Deisvvere end @tete et" lows, l lieve invented eertsin new end nseiel impreveniente in @sd-irons, et which the 'following is :i speciiicstien, reference heine' lied therein te the eecern psnying di:swingsg This invention reietes to ssd-irons, .end per- IO tieni-f r j to those provided with e deteehelele lnindie sind designed :ter use in pressing seems end lier other fr inrpeses Where e narrow iron',`

ingsnrfsoe is desirsbie. @ne object et the invention is te provide eitioient n" ,s whereby the lntndle een reedily l he nonnen te end detached from the heee port oil tn d-iron y y [l cetcli t iovel designio used ter holding' disposed .in such manner thet it etnreiy releese the lisndle nor Y uryi Further, that port of the een which ennnges the hase is so will not r be liehie te needle-L termed. es to teeilitete its connection-te the losseu ilfiieeenstroction else contemplates the pre vision et n. l die ipei ecenstruetion which will :idd te strength sind dnreeility.

The -L is torniedinenovel neen it readily sdepteble for d 'for use ,g'en'erslly where s desired te be pressed, `,h nerrew pressingpsnr l iis purpose, end the iron different lengths end et ditn portion in ple-ce en the lesse, endliettein View the -ingtevrerdthe bottoni et Se rlhe tee t is msdepointed, so es to lzieilitete guiding' the iron. Tlhe nerrovv construction of the bese et the iron is to provide e device especislly suited ter use in pressing; seems and ter other purposes Where it is desired to smooth only e nerrovv pert` of the goeds being operated upon., it longitudinally-disposed groove 5 is formed in the top pert et the iron. This groove hes undercut inclining sides t end eX- tends from neen' the toe t et' the heise. where 70 it is pointed, te the heel, Where it is open.

The handle portion 'i' et the iron comprises pieces 8 end 9. Piece consists et e member 10 with beveled edges 1l et seme inclination es undercut sides el? groeve 5, the seine ben 75 ingei devetsiledi'orm sind the construction being such that piece 8 will slide into end lit snugly in seid ,groove end firmly hold the handle te the losse. it the trent end ei piece 8 tpe betteln end side surifsees thereof ere in- 8O clined upwardly end inwardly, respectively,

et mend i3, se that piece 8 een he easily in serted in groove 5.

ft cstch llt is provided te prevent piece Ei from slidingout of groove 5 except when de 85 sired.y @etch it is pertielly seated benesth the top surface et piece 8 sind in e recess l5 therein. The catch is upturned et its rear end le, which projects op inte end is piveted et y l? insolence le, which is slightly rsised sleeve the surface el piece 8. liorwerd efdome 18 is another siinilsr dome i9, wherein is sented n coiled spring 20, s port et Which'is disposed srenndV s pin 2l., projecting sleeve cittch lt,- this springr hevinp; si tendency to torce seid @stell down. Ustch ll sise carries nee 'its toru werd end detvnvverdly-projecting port 22 which is errenrged to ceteh in e recess 23 ingreove 5 te prevent piece 8 from sliding out et seid groeve, port 25?; losing csused to drop io@ in recess 23by the weight of catch 14 and the action of spring Q0.

The under surface of catch 14 inclines up- -wardly at 24 from part 22, this inclination being provided to enable part 22 to slide easily in groove 5 and over recess Q3 and also for the purpose of affording means'to prevent catch 14 dropping -too far beneath piece 8, in-

eline Q4 being arranged to rest on a corre the saine from the base of the iron.

A handle-piece 28 stands'upward at theforward end of, and is preferably made integral with, piece 8, and at the top piece 28 is secured to piece 29, which curves rearwardly and downwardly to the rear part of piece 8,

where it is fastened, the handle or grip 7 being` thus formed of two pieces and a strong construction thereby attained.

Having thus described my invention,what1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- In combination with a sad-iron having a longitudinal groove opening to a recess in the top thereof, a handle portion comprising a member arranged to slide within said groove and provided with a dome, and a horizontallydisposed catch provided with a shank having an upwardly-offset portion, and means for pivotally securing said offset portion on the handleportion including a pinengaging the opposite walls of the dome.

1n testimony whereof I affix my Signature in presence of two witnesses.

y BELLE MUMBY, Witnesses:

JOHN W. WARRELL,

K. L. MUMBY. 

